ClaimsSteven Pinker

“Nonetheless, it's the genes themselves that are replicated over generations and are thus the targets of selection and the ultimate beneficiaries of adaptations.”

Steven Pinker 18 June 2012 The False Allure of Group Selection (Edge.org) archived copy

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Nonetheless, it's the genes themselves that are replicated over generations and are thus the targets of selection and the ultimate…

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Steven Pinker, “Nonetheless, it's the genes themselves that are replicated over generations and are thus the targets of selection and the ultimate…” (said 18 June 2012). Verdict: not checkable. Reliability API, claim c_4e92f33a22ca, method 0.1.0+28da144b, dataset release v1.1.2. https://epistacklabs.com/claims/c_4e92f33a22ca

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